In a compact manner; in a way that is tightly packed, concise, or efficiently arranged; with dense concentration.
From 'compact' + '-ly' (adverb suffix). This adverb emerged in English to modify actions and descriptions as pertaining to compactness and efficiency.
Scandinavian design philosophy emphasizes 'compactly'—fitting maximum function into minimum space, which is why Swedish apartments are famously efficient and why IKEA's compactly-designed furniture revolutionized how people furnish homes affordably.
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